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Committee advances bill tightening school-zone speed camera rules, directing funds to school safety
Summary
The House Rules Committee advanced House Bill 651, which narrows the operational window for school-zone speed cameras, establishes a 10 mph variance, requires flashing speed-display signs and redirects a portion of camera fines to school safety grants.
The House Rules Committee advanced House Bill 651 on a hand vote after extended debate, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. Chairman Powell presented the bill as a rewrite of earlier school-zone camera law intended to restore the original public-safety focus.
The bill revises how automated speed-enforcement in school zones operates and how revenue is used. "This was done as a matter of public safety for schools," Chairman Powell said, adding that the program had in some places become a revenue generator rather than a safety tool. The measure would require speed-display flashing signs in school zones, codify a 10-mile-per-hour variance over posted limits for enforcement, and restrict camera operation to defined school-period…
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